2017 sees the inaugral royal william yard festival

A celebration of Peninsula lifestyle and culture. The festival will bring areas of the historic victualling yard to life with an array of classic cars, motor bikes and boats providing the backdrop to 6 stages.Download the Festival Programme

Sound of the Sirens

Harbour Maritime - Saturday 27th at 2:00 pm

Already championed by Chris Evans – who declared himself “blown away” when he heard Sound of the Sirens for the first time, and subsequently invited them to perform alongside U2 and Take That on TFI Friday last year – they’re certain to broaden a burgeoning fan base on the back of For All Our Sins. More Detail

Jazzie B (OBE) (Soul II Soul)

Factory Cooperage - Sunday 28th at 8:30 pm

In 2008, Jazzie became the first UK sound man to be invited to a Buckingham Palace investiture, when he was awarded an OBE for services to music, by Her Majesty the Queen. In the same year, he was awarded the inaugural Ivor Novello Award for inspiration; when it was presented to Jazzie, the announcer described him as "the man who gave British black music a soul of its own". More Detail

Andy Quick

Seth Lakeman

Harbour Maritime - Sunday 28th at 3:45 pm

Since the Mercury Prize nominated “Kitty Jay” (recorded in his kitchen for £300), the follow-up gold selling “Freedom Fields” and his last, highly acclaimed offering, “Word of Mouth“, a deft collection of mini musical biographies of colourful West Country characters, Seth Lakeman has relentlessly pushed his musical boundaries and those of folk and roots music. With “Ballads of the Broken Few” Seth demonstrates yet again that, far from being complacent, he is constantly exploring new and bold musical paths. His new album is out now on Cooking Vinyl. More Detail

Full Intention

Factory Cooperage - Saturday 27th at 9:00 pm

Full Intention duo Michael Gray and Jon Pearn need no introductions. Spreading their dominating sound for the last 15 years they have been a pioneering force on the global dance music scene. The pair have secured a seemingly non-stop string of successful releases and remixes, escalating the twosome to true global status. More Detail

Band of HM Royal Marines

Harbour Maritime - Sunday 28th at 11:00 am

Widely regarded as the finest military band in the World, the Band of HM Royal Marines represent the Royal Navy globally. The Plymouth Band will be making a rare performance on home turf in the Royal William Yard. More Detail

Racing Green

A truly stunning collection of classic gems will be placed around the green, including extremely rare Aston Martins and beautifully restored porsches. This area will have ample opportunity to take in the classics whilst refreshing yourself from the like of Le Vignoble and the Oyster Shack.

Thomas Ford

Secret Garden Jazz & Blues - Saturday 27th at 11:00 am

Thomas is a racous bottleneck and fingerstyle blues guitarist, playing either a National Reso-Rocket (brass slide, guage 16-56 strings), or either of his pair of Harmony Stratotones (Faded Green H42 Newport for slide in open G tuning, strings 13-56), (Shitty brown H44 for standard tuning, strings 11-52). More Detail

The Organisation

Secret Garden Jazz & Blues - Sunday 28th at 2:00 pm

The Organisation is a funky instrumental five piece featuring Hammond organ, tenor sax, guitar, bass and drums playing TV themes, film themes, sixties and seventies R&B hits and all things groovy, funky, bluesy and jazzy. More Detail

Super XLs

Harbour Maritime - Saturday 27th at 5:30 pm

Influenced by the best of British rock the SuperXLs have their roots firmly in the sounds of Bowie, XTC, Genesis, Roxy Music, Kate Bush. Powerful vocals, melodic guitars and synthesisers sit on top of a driven rhythm section. More Detail

Lee Grimshaw

Factory Cooperage - Sunday 28th at 5:00 pm

Throughout his musical purveying career, Lee has been honoured to play at Looe Music Festival, The Vintage Festival at Southbank, Boardmasters Festival, the Blow Up club night, Chill at the Mill, Volks Bar in Brighton (for the 60s and Modernists Weekender), Torbay March of the Mods, 100 Club in London, Medway Legends Festival in San Sebastian, Spain, Eden Project as well as supporting various touring bands/performers mainly in the South West (Big Boss Man, Otis Redding III, From The Jam. to name a few). More Detail

Meadowlark

Maritime Harbour

The Harbour will give host to a selection of beautiful Keel Boats as well as RNLI Lifeboats both historic and modern with a maritime stage providing the perfect soundtrack to his stunning waterside location.

Matthew Gordon Price

Harbour Maritime - Saturday 27th at 11:00 am

Matthew Gordon Price is an alternative folk musician that provides an emotional narrative of which many can relate. His sound has been compared to artists such as Glenn Hansard, Damien Rice, Marcus Mumford and Angus Stone. More Detail

Dave Green aka DJ Verdi

Sundeck SUP BBQ & Beats - Saturday 27th at 6:00 pm

David Green aka Verdi has been a directly involved in dance music for over 25 years. He was responsible for both organising and performing at seminal UK club night Cultural Vibes in Plymouth during the first half of the nineties and has been peddling his take on dance music the world over ever since. More Detail

The Blue Bottles

Secret Garden Jazz & Blues

Hidden away behind the grand Residence One, a gorgeous walled lawn is playing host to the Jazz & Blues stage. This area will be family friendly with a relaxed and fun vibe. Chill on the grass or take in the amazing views from the viewing deck.

Aldo Vanucci

Factory Cooperage - Saturday 27th at 5:00 pm

Over the years he has Dj’d in Japan, Australia, most of Europe and the States. He has also graced many of the big festivals Glastonbury, Bestival and Glade as well as Space in Ibiza. Mainly working around the South West with the odd gig elsewhere. More Detail

Aaron Douglas Band

Harbour Maritime - Sunday 28th at 12:30 pm

"Aaron Douglas has clearly acquired some serious songwriting chops. His velvet vocals and cliche-free lyrics are fresh minted as if they sprang fully formed straight from the Douglas heart." - Tom Robinson (BBC6 Music) More Detail

Dead Rose Music Company

Factory Cooperage - Saturday 27th at 7:00 pm

Few and far between are the artists who manage to be both a producer’s producer and a party-goers DJ, but that’s precisely what the mysterious Dead Rose Music Company has managed to achieve. More Detail

Slaughter House Acoustic Talent

Russell Sinclair & The Smokin’ Locos

Secret Garden Jazz & Blues - Sunday 28th at 5:00 pm

Russell's earnest and evocative blend of lyricism is a big part of his music. His approach as a storyteller is emotional, yet highly relatable; thanks to the contrast between his intimate tunes and his high energy blues numbers. More Detail

Junior

Balearic Sundowners - All Weekend

In an already impressive DJ career, he has graced some of the worlds' finest clubs and promotions including ADE, MN2S, Soul Heaven, Kinky Malinki, The Southport Weekender, Casablanca Soul, Garage City, Simply Salacious, The World Body Painting Festival, Ministry of Sound, Pacha, Bambuddha Ibiza, Bora Bora, El Divino, Turnmills and The End to name a few. More Detail